Santa Margherita Ligure

Santa Margherita Ligure is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in Liguria in Italy. It is a popular tourist attraction.

 History 
There may have been a Settlement in what is now Santa Margherita since Roman Times although that isn't known for sure. In 641, a places known as Pescino was destroyed by Rothari and again by the Saracens in the 10th Century. Later it was a fief of the Fieschi family until 1229, when it was taken over by the Republic of Genoa.

In 1432, it was attacked by the fleet of Venice and in 1549, as well as Rapallo, by the Turgut.

In 1813, under the Napoleonic domination, the two burghs of Pescino and Corte became Porto Napoleone. Two years later it was taken over by the Kingdom of Sardinia as the commune of Santa Margherita Ligure. In 1861, it became part of the recently formed Kingdom of Italy.

After getting rail links in the 20th Century, Santa Margherita became a toursit attraction after the second world war.

 Geography 
Santa Margherita Ligure is located on the Riviera di Levante in the innermost part of the Gulf of Tigullio. The town has developed along two main inlets. To the west of the town, towards Genoa, there are many hills covered with pine and chestnut trees on the high ground and  olive groves lower down. On the slopes are villas and gardens overlooking the so-called 'Dolphin Coast'(Costa del Delfini), which links the town to Portofino. The town is a popular tourist attraction on the Riviera di Levante.

Part of the comunal territory of Santa Margherita Ligure is part of the Portofino Regional Natural Park, while the stretch of water in front of the Portofino promontory is also included in the Portofino Marine Protected Area; both bodies are based in the coastal town.

 Outlying Districts (Frazioni) 

 Nozarego
 San Lorenzo Della Costa
 Paraggi
 Pedale (Partially Recognised)
Paraggi was a small village of fishermen and millers. It is located along the "Costa dei Delfini", halfway between Santa Margherita and Portofino. It is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Santa Margherita Ligure, reachable by bus or by boat.

Nozarego is a natural terrace over the Bay of Tigullio. Here there is the church of Santa Maria Assunta with the cobbled square in typical ligurian. From Nozarego also leave several trails in the Park of Portofino.

San Lorenzo della Costa is located on the slopes of the mountain, to the north, along the Aurelia road that leads to Genoa. There is a Flemish triptych in the local 13th-century church.

 Localities 

 Bocche
 Pero

 Rivers 
There are several small brooks inside Santa Margherita Ligure,Pdf: http://www.caicalco.it/pdf/2018/20180408_Ruta%20Portofino.pdf  all of which get water from the nearby mountains: the most prominent rivers are:

 Torrente San Massimo
 Torrente San Siro
 Fosso Santa Barbara
 Torrente Morta
 Fosso delle Bocche

These rivers also have many tributaries:Pdf: https://www.cai.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/La_Rivista_Luglio_Agosto_03.pdf 

 Torrente San Massimo 

The Torrente San Massimo also known as the Rio San Massimo is a tribuatry of the Torrente Boate which runs completely in Rapallo. The stream flows into it from the west and is named after San Massimo which it flows through. It's source is located in Santa Margherita Ligure.Pdf:http://www.pianidibacino.ambienteinliguria.it/GE/ambito15/documenti/GE_Amb15_StudioBoate_Relazione.pdf

Tributaries:

 Fosso Violara
 Unnamed Brook
 Unnamed Brook
 Unnamed Brook
 Unnamed Brook

 Tribuaries 

 Fosso Violara 

The Fosso Violara is a small tributary of the Torrente San Massimo. It flows from the east of Costa Ramezzana towards San Lorenzo. It runs south of Violara from which it gets its name.

 Torrente San Siro 

 Course 
The Torrente San Siro begins at the merger of 2 smaller streams, the Fosso dei Casetti and Fosso Capellone just southeast of Pero. From there it flows northeast towards Via Aurelia. Then the Canale della Cantina and the Fosso dell'Acqua Bella flow into it. Further north the river flows under a path and then another tributary, the Fosso di Calcinea flows into it. The stream then changes direction and heads straight east and enters the town of Santa Margherita and flows towards the Sea mostly in Culvets.

 Tributaries 

 Canale del Pero di Sotto
 Fosso Capellone
 Canale delle Cantina
 Fosso dell'Accua bella
 Fosso di Calcinea
 Fosso di Cassanello
 Fosso di Coasta Mezzanna
 Fosso Magistrato

 Flooding 

 Analyses 
In depth research on the stream was conducted on the streams basin using hydraulic testing.Pfd:http://www.pianidibacino.ambienteinliguria.it/GE/ambito15/documenti/San_Siro.pdf

 Fosso Santa Barbera 

 Torrente Morta 

 Fosso delle Bocche 

 References 

Category:Settlements in Genoa